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A [[seed]] is a [[constellation]] that when triggered (normally hit by a [[glider]]) evolves into a target object, possibly with some extra junk. | A [[seed]] is a [[constellation]] that when triggered (normally hit by a [[glider]]) evolves into a target object, possibly with some extra junk. | ||
Seed constellations are commonly used in self-constructing circuitry. For example, to create a faraway target object to start construction of a new copy of a [[construction arm]] at a safe distance, it is often useful to use a seed for a complex spaceship or [[wickstretcher]] -- something that can be stopped when it reaches its destination by following it with a faster spaceship or [[wick]] [[burn]]ing reaction. | |||
One-glider seeds, or "1G seeds", are particularly useful in [[slow salvo]] construction because the constellation can be built up incrementally, with changes made one glider at a time. When it is complete it can be [[trigger]]ed by the final glider in the recipe. Triggering a seed will usually create several precisely synchronized gliders that then co-operate to construct the target object, similar to a standard [[glider synthesis]].<ref name="post100181" /> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Slow salvo]] | |||
* [[Glider synthesis]] | |||
* [[ List of one-glider seeds]] | |||
==References== | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="post100181">{{LinkForumThread | |||
|format = ref | |||
|title = One Glider Seeds | |||
|p = 100181 | |||
|author = Goldtiger997 | |||
|date = July 7, 2020 | |||
}}</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
==External links== | |||
{{LinkLexicon|lex_s.htm#seed}} | |||
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A seed is a constellation that when triggered (normally hit by a glider) evolves into a target object, possibly with some extra junk.
Seed constellations are commonly used in self-constructing circuitry. For example, to create a faraway target object to start construction of a new copy of a construction arm at a safe distance, it is often useful to use a seed for a complex spaceship or wickstretcher -- something that can be stopped when it reaches its destination by following it with a faster spaceship or wick burning reaction.
One-glider seeds, or "1G seeds", are particularly useful in slow salvo construction because the constellation can be built up incrementally, with changes made one glider at a time. When it is complete it can be triggered by the final glider in the recipe. Triggering a seed will usually create several precisely synchronized gliders that then co-operate to construct the target object, similar to a standard glider synthesis.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Goldtiger997 (July 7, 2020). One Glider Seeds (discussion thread) at the ConwayLife.com forums
External links
- Seed at the Life Lexicon